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What is Form in Art?. sense of volume and mass. illusion that objects , whether sculpted, drawn, painted or printed are solid, not flat. three dimensional quality. Example of actual form in 3 D art. Sculptor: Bruce Armstrong Title: Bete Noir (black beast) Medium: carved wood Date: 2007.
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What is Form in Art? sense of volume and mass illusion that objects , whether sculpted, drawn, painted or printed are solid, not flat. three dimensional quality
Example of actual form in 3 D art Sculptor: Bruce Armstrong Title: Bete Noir (black beast) Medium: carved wood Date: 2007
Example of illusion of form in 2 D art Painter: John Brack Title: Self Portrait Medium: oil on canvas Date: 1955
It’s all about light & shade A silhouette looks flat. It seems this shape of the bird could be a cut out sheet of black paper.
It’s all about light & shade A drawn object can seem solid . . . . . .if the artist uses tonal modelling.
Use shading to create the illusion of form. Artist: Honor Bradbeer Title: Adieu Media: ink on heavy weight paper
Create differenteffects withdifferent media: • pencil - cross hatching • charcoal – smudging • Biro – scribble • watercolour – washes • conte crayon • Textas • acrylic paint
Shading with pencil Example using 4B and 6 B pencil
Shading with pencil Student example from Ken Schwab’s class http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/kenshading.htm
Shading with coloured pencils Layered strokes of coloured pencil Tonal modelling with coloured pencils is another challenge.
A drawing of a cylinderwill seem more solid if lines sweep across the shape. Notes that the lines are curved to match the elipses at top and base of the form.
Smudging with charcoal Example using charcoal
Apply charcoal to paper Use fingers to smudge
Draw and smudge with pastels similar feel to charcoal, with a great colour range
Pastels are sometimes used for pavement art. This one is a good example of tonal modelling, using colour.
Oil Pastels Apply in firm strokes to preserve bright colours. Smudge for smooth tonal graduation. You may find oil pastels are soft and crude compared with dry pastels which are chalky and easier to control.
Oil Pastels used over an acrylic paint ground Artist: Louise Bova Title: Kaleidoscope Cat Media: oil pastel and acrylic paint on paper http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Oil-Pastels-and-Acrylic-on-Paper/108484
Artist: Suzanne Bales Title: Deb’s Dog Medium: biro on paper
Artist: Suzanne Bales • Title 1: Toy Fox Title 2: Mean Fox Medium: biro on paper
Using Textas with water Washy effects can be created by applying water with a brush or sponge to water based Textas.
Coloured pencil over Texta Biro over Texta
Using watercolours Watercolours come in tubes, palettes and pencil form. Add water to lighten.
Keep pencil lines light Add more water to lighten colour. To darken colour, wait for paper to dry and reapply paint with a soft brush.
Great for washy effects! The effect of light comes through transparent watercolour on white paper.
Resist watercolour wash over wax or oil pastel
Watercolour or ink cannot penetrate where waxy medium has been applied to the paper. Colours of oil pastel do not blend with watercolour. Good for texture and colour contrast.
Wax resist using clear wax instead of oil pastel. Artist: Martin Hughes Title: Fruit wax and watercolour http://www.martinhughesportfolio.com/work/art/#
Acrylic painting Acrylic paints are like watercolour in that they are water soluble. Unlike watercolour, acrylic paint is an opaque medium. Achieve painterly effects with acrylic paint, without the hassle of waiting for oil paint to dry.
Acrylic painting Mix colour with white to create tints (pinks in this case). Mix colour with grey to create tones. Mix colour with black to create shades.
Notice how many colours can be mixed using white, red and black only. http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/IMG/shadtint.gif
Acrylic painting Artist: Jason Brockert • Title : Small Still Life Medium: acrylic on paper • http://www.copleysociety.org/exhibitions/view/259/coso_artists_a_to_z_heat_wave.html
Artist: Jeffrey Smart • Title : Portrait of David Malouf Medium: oil and acrylic on canvas Date: 1980 http://www.portrait.gov.au/exhibit/openair/listing.html
Artist: Margaret Olley • Title : Still life Medium: oil on board Date: 1986 http://www.ipswichartgallery.qld.gov.au/
Artist: James Willebrant • Title : Road to Happiness Medium: acrylic on canvas Date: 2009 http://www.ozartists.com/PaintOtherSZ.html